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Blue line print of survey map of Hays County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, the Old San Antonio Road, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red pencil to denote the addition of roads. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).

Description:
Patch from the South Hays County, Texas fire rescue. The shield-shaped patch has a white background with dark blue edging. "Fire Rescue" is written in red letter along the top. Underneath this, "South Hays County" is written in dark blue. A circular red border contains "Rural Fire Prevention District," which is wrapped around a central image of a white fire helmet, ladder, hatchet, pike, and nozzle on a red background. A six pointed Star of Life appears on the bottom of the patch.

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Photograph of the front of a small brick house with two separate front doors. There is a front porch with steps leading up to the two doors, which are shaded by an awning. There is a window on both sides of the porch. Large bushes and shrubs make up the grassy front yard, and the branches of a tree cover up the top of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos".

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Photograph of the front of a Mexican-style building with a shaped roof. The light-bricked building has a double-door entrance with steps leading up to it. There are two long windows on either side of the entrance, and two more windows that are close to the ground. A large tree and the shadow it casts covers most of the building on the right-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos".

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Photograph of Lyndon Baines Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson exiting an airplane after a Continental flight. Mr. Johnson is shaking the hands of a flight attendant and about to shake hands with a bespectacled man. Mrs. Johnson is walking down the stairs with a suitcase in hand.

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Photograph of people eating outdoors on picnic tables at night. Food and drinks are scattered among the surfaces of the tables. In the background, an older bespectacled man stands next to a younger man holding a paper. To their left, Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson sit at a table.

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Photograph of a crowd of people standing outside of a wooden building. To the left, young women in skirts, calf socks, and white shirts are standing in a line. Men in dark suits and uniforms stand between them and another row of young women. A sign that reads "Willkommen!" is hanging on the building above a group of suited men.

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Photograph of Lady Bird Johnson standing at a podium with her right hand raised. Men sit on either side of her in folding chairs, including Lyndon Johnson to the right (with a cowboy hat at his feet). Pictures of Texas landscapes adorn the wall behind her.

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Photograph of people posing under antlers that are hanging on a wall. They are situated in three rows, with the first row sitting, the second row standing (with Lady Bird Johnson in the middle) and the third row standing behind the last (with Lyndon Johnson in the center).

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Photograph of three men wearing silly clothing and performing on stage at night. The first man is wearing a conical hat, striped shirt, vest, and baggy pants while holding a broom. The second man is wearing glasses, a hat that's too small for his head, a floral shirt, suspenders, and baggy pants while playing a mandolin. The third man has a guitar strapped around his person and is wearing checkered pants.

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